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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Eddie Arcaro
American jockey (1916–1997).
Born February 19th, 1916 in Cincinnati.
Died November 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Miami (liver cancer).
Reginald Victor Jones
World war ii scientist (1911-1997).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Herne Hill.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 86 years old in Aberdeen.
Leo Rosten
Jewish american humorist.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Wald
American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and nobel laureate (1906–1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Peng Zhen
Chinese politician (1902-1997).
Born October 12th, 1902 in Quwo County.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Alfred Hershey
American chemist (1908–1997).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Owosso.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old in Syosset (heart failure).
Martin Kippenberger
German artist (1953-1997).
Born February 25th, 1953 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1997 at 44 years old in Vienna (liver cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hund
German physicist (1896-1997).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen.
John Howard Yoder
American theologian and academic (1927–1997).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Smithville.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in South Bend.
Noël Browne
Irish politician (1915-1997).
Born December 20th, 1915 in Waterford.
Died May 21st, 1997 at 81 years old in Baile na hAbhann.
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